Come on guys seriously think some people are being very harsh Andy has made huge strides here even with a loss it doesn't matter who you are you can't win everything it crazy he should be very proud of himself Forward and up stand by your man trust me he will come back better than ever

Always the same on here bubbles. Those who doubt and think Andy is superhuman should pee off and support someone else!.

Some super positive posts on here this morning. With today's tennis, style of play, excellence of fitness and new tactics, it is hard for players to keep up with the methods other contenders have found and are using to win. Andy hasn't played Delpo for some while and is usually an excellent tactician, but if, as some people suggest, he was trying out new things as well it would have been doubly difficult to be the victor. DelPo played brilliantly and it will indeed be very interesting to see how he fares against Novak and how Nadal fares against him too should he beat Berdych. DelPo is gaining in skills considerably as time goes on - always have liked him and it will be interesting to watch his progress and what tactics the other players find to gain the upper hand against him.

This match was a bit of a reality check for Andy. Bottom line is if Andy wants to take 6 weeks out for "conditioning" he is going to get horsed when he next plays a top player who is match hardened. Its his choice. Andy has actually played relatively little tennis in 4 months. 3 tournaments in total. All the other top guys have played considerably more and many of them have also played the Davis Cup. Andy says its about prolonging his career so hopefully he knows what he is doing but I don't see 31-32 year-olds like Ferrer and Fed taking such long breaks at the beginning of the season.

I'd be surprised. Djokovic beats Berdych for a laugh, and Andy has made great strides on Berdych now.

I honestly think if Andy had been a bit more match tight he'd have won last night. It would have been tight, given the way Delpo was playing, but still. That's why I don't think it says very much. It will be interesting to see how well Delpo deals with Djokovic.

I think Nadal will be back in the top four before Delpo and Berdych break through to be honest. Neither Berdych or Delpo have won a Masters and I'd be surprised if that changed any time soon.

Very well said MM and TJ, well done Andy you got to the quarters and have valuable ranking points, Good luck in Miami .

I do like your positive posts girls. Keep them coming. Some of Andy's tennis last night was brilliant. Unfortunately not enough consistency to beat Delpo who was very steady last night. I do think Andy has lost a bit of subtlety in his play and I wonder if ball bashing against a ballbasher is the right tactic. but he can't win everything, much as I would like him to, and he's still the player I most enjoy watching. Win or lose I love him to bits.

Funny how Andy wins a slam and we expect him to never lose or put in a bad perfomance again. I agree entirely about Lendl we don't know what they've been working on --- cos he sure as hell wont tell us --lol!!!

Delpo outsmarted Andy last night. i genuinley think Andy was suprised about the variety coming from Delpos racket. its not the first time Andy has been outsmarted by a guy he used to own remember Roddick and Stefanki at Wimbledon SF 2009. It happens.

Great players like Roddick and Del Potro aren't going to be content having such poor H2H with Murray and they are going to have teams who will come up with gameplans to help them win. And ocassionally they may execute them to perfection.

I'd be surprised. Djokovic beats Berdych for a laugh, and Andy has made great strides on Berdych now.

I honestly think if Andy had been a bit more match tight he'd have won last night. It would have been tight, given the way Delpo was playing, but still. That's why I don't think it says very much. It will be interesting to see how well Delpo deals with Djokovic.

I think Nadal will be back in the top four before Delpo and Berdych break through to be honest. Neither Berdych or Delpo have won a Masters and I'd be surprised if that changed any time soon.

I also think that Nadal will be back in the top 4 before Delpo and Berdych make it there. He's not really that far off now and will be very confident after Wimbledon with no pressure to defend any points. Berdych has won one Masters title before - Paris 2005 - such a long time ago now.

When Federer drops out of the top 4 (though that might not happen for some time yet), then I think Delpo is the most likely player to take his place. He's generally very consistent (though the AO this year was surprising) and leads the head-to-head against Berdych and Tsonga.

Great posts Masaka, Murraymagic and TJ. It is so good to see people with some perspective. I had a feeling thoughout this tournie that Lendl and Andy had been working on something. In fact, when they insisted on training in Miami instead of competing I did suspect that was going on. Andy has 8 masters titles and 25 altogether. Delpo is one year younger and has no masters and mush fewer titles. So lets look at this sensibly.